Nick Blanc

I have all the new synths. So now what? Do I need to install Syntronik 2 CS and then the content? And does anyone have suggestions which V1 to upgrade to V2?

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I thought this was going to be the introduction of a very poorly executed orchestral drum library.

I must confess I was a bit confused, but I think I get it now. Seems like Syntronik 1 is just that and it stays that way. Syntronik 2 adds presets and features which are not available when you stay on the S1 plan. Additionally S2 adds extra synths. I have the entire S1 collection. So I could buy-in, get the new synths and if there are any slots left I could upgrade the S1 ones I want.

As it now stands, I'm not buying from them again.

Between the €10 Softube transient designer and Spiff, does the Oeksound justify an extra €89?

I feel like I can repeat myself forever: "Oh come on, this HAS to be a joke. Some april fools thing." Who in their right mind would pay 1000 for a stand? Yes it is a pro stand. But still. You could buy a Moog Grandmother for that money. And I'm willing to bet the Moog sounds a lot better than an Apple pro stand. Yes yes, it is a PRO stand. And the Grandmother is not a PRO grandmother. But still...

Oh come on, this HAS to be a joke. Some april fools thing.

Yes! Those are very good points. No more 'pumping' of compressors or limiters. You can use them for some slight glueing, just the harmonics or an extra lock on the door to ensure you don't go over 0dB. You shoulnd't really go over 0 when clipping. But some algorythms allow for intersample peaks above 0 when using oversampling, so that isn't always the best option. I think StandardCLIP has this, so I wouln't use that in oversample mode as your final insert on the master bus. Great insight about the EQ's. Hadn't even thought about it that much but it is inherent. Mixing becomes much easier. I know that I extracted the max out of my sounds this way in terms of volume. So at the end I just have to gain the tracks down to fit them in the mix. I've been experimenting with clipping to -6 or -4 so it would leave me headroom to practice mastering. Very easy to do. Just set the clipping point to thát level, drive your sounds into the clipper and level your mix to taste. Make sure you make your loudest part (most of the time the kick/snare or vocal) your 'anchor' or the benchmark. If you set your anchor at -6, -4 or just at 0, you can mix everything else into it. Fun thing, when you have a break (so no kick/snare) you can push your melodic parts for extra impact. Oh wait, you said that already with your automation remark ? I know that for me, gainstaging was always a problem. I always went too hot, overcorrecting, messing up my mix, having the balance messed up, etc. Setting an anchor, clipping to the max and mixing everything in to the anchor saved my life.

The software installer has been updated, so use the software installer to install software to update the software installer to install software.

I did the Soundwide bundle and added the EXT product (the PSP EMT) and its code and UA Tails. 2 great reverbs for $29.

Well, not to be all negative, the deleting of the folders DID work so the issue is solved. I believe it were some temporary folders/files which gets recreated upon launching the application. But still. Not updating. It cost me a lot of time and stress.

I have this whole system (derived from Baphometrix's Clip to zero system, check youtube!). For drums and other transient oriented sounds I start with KClip by Kazrog. Very light on CPU, easy to use and very transparant. Just dial in the clipping up until it is noticeable with output/input linked. When you find the sweetspot, unlink them en adjust output back to 12 o clock. Free loudness! On melodic stuff I start with DMG Tracklimit (also very light) and replace it with Newfangled Audio Saturate on mixdown. On summing points it depends on what material is being summed. BOZ Big Clipper is a very good candidate and is used a lot. On the master I do multiple stages of clipping, depending on the project, but mostly StandardCLIP and Acustica Audio Gainstation. So, short answer, it depends on the sounds and the project.

I'm holding off on the NI updates because the last Kontakt update broke it (is disappeared as a vst and standalone crashes instantly). They admitted it but suggested some trickery with deleting folders instead of fixing the bug.

This is actually a good point. Clippers aren't really useful for 1 or 2 big clips. You get the most (in terms of clean!! loudness) if you place clippers all over your project. Every channel, every bus, every other summing point, every send and (multiple on) the master. Which comes down to a lot of clippers. My empty template (which has just the categories, sends and busses) has around 20. Which can easily double or triple. Granted, a lot (at least every melodic channel or bus) are ultimately replaced with limiters, but initially I use clippers. So what happens when this eats 5% CPU?

The Gojira is something else. I used it as an insert on a Roland SE-02 and oh boy...

I have this, like the sounds very much and this topic triggered me to make something with it. Well, turns out my entire Kontakt doesn't work anymore. Standalone doesn't load, VST doesn't even show up in my DAW. WTF ?

Yes, was waiting for Magenta 5.

From what I could remember you can select the product you want in the installer, it does not install anything you don't want. As far as the Codemeter thing. I believe it does, it is part of their anti-piracy / security thing. It is not a problem as in the program is not problematic. It is very light. But I have an issue with this kind of system. I like to keep my production PC as clean as possible. And the need for software to run some other software is something I'm in principle against. Also the codemeter website looks a bit dodgy. I had a flashback finding the real megaupload link amongst 30 other malware buttons and clicking away 10 porn popups before my parents saw what I was doing.

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I'm curious about this one. Anyone tried it on synth lines? And does it pick up chords / multiple notes?

The world is not fair! You are drowning in sunlight and nice weather and your IK problems are gone like...snow in the sun. Where for me, I'm having the same UNO Drum issues as I had with my old PC. Support wasted a little bit of my time not reading my ticket thoroughly that I'm working in Ableton and wanting the UNO working with the VST and over MIDI/USB instead of just MIDI. Now I didn't have a lot of time the last few days to follow up on their suggestions, so I'm wasting time as well. And now I know the cause! Because this is what I woke up to this morning: And the view from my work is not bad either: I think I'm staying in this weekend to troubleshoot. Except for a nice local blues festival this sunday.

Indeed, Swing sounds amazing. I use Ableton and they have an Ableton pack with a selection from Swing. I think I got it on sale for 50% off, so about €40.

I've always had a weak spot for their stuff. I was hoping for Lumina though. But these sound absolutely awesome. Imo they put the fire at the heels of Spitfire and surpassing them.

I'm was wondering this myself. I have it on my wishlist since forever. I watched an extensive demo yesterday, and after a while it all sounded a bit the same to me. It still sounds great and the idea is great, but going with de demos, I didn't think it justified the price. Even at 50%.